Want to be a Rep in the next academic year? Well, now is your chance! Course Rep elections are happening now until the middle of April. From 31/03/2025 until 10/04/2025, you can nominate yourself for the role here. Once you have nominated yourself, we will then have a week of voting from 11/04/2025 until 16/04/2025….
This year, the Students’ Union is making a significant improvement to our processes for electing Club and Society signatories. This is a big change, but it brings our election processes up-to-date with current best practice. As prospective candidates and voters, there are some important things you need to know if you are interested in getting…
Fom 17th-21st March 2025 it was Neurodiversity Celebration Week, a worldwide yearly initiative to highlight and support neurodivergent people, breaking down barriers, challenging stereotypes and increasing awareness of the neurodivergent experience. This year there were a range of free online events hosted to celebrate, which you can check out here: https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/events. Your Students’ Union are…
Last week the Voice Zone ran Speak Week, a campaign all about gathering your feedback about your experience here at Surrey. The week was a great success – we spoke to hundreds of students who shared their feedback with us, including in four focus groups and at our Feedback Café event. Speak Week might be…
The election for the next Student Officer Team has concluded, and we have counted the votes. When we announced our election results on Saturday, we were unable to announce the results for two positions as these contests had not yet been counted due to unresolved complaints at the time. These were the contests for Vice…
The election for the next Student Officer Team has concluded, and we have counted the votes. We are pleased to present your elected Officer Team for 2025-2026: VP Voice: Luana Vasconcelos Voice Zone: Alfred Lovesey, Heer Patel, Jenny Jackson, Matt Jarvis and Alireza Khorasgani Union Chair: Re-Open Nominations VP Activity: Kade De Gannes Activity Zone:…
Written by Liam White, Students’ Union President What should we expect from our university? I like to think in terms of education and experience – the academic journey that we initially sign up for, and the experiences that shape who we are. This journey is one that we embark on at huge (and often…
Looking for ways to boost your employability? Do you want to make a difference to students at Surrey? Are you looking for ways to influence the decisions the University makes? Then now is your time! Nominations are open for this year’s Surrey Decides – the annual Student Union elections, that give you the opportunity…
Find out what your VP Voice has been up this Semester, and how I’ve progressed on my Manifesto
Surrey Decides is the Union’s annual elections which take place in February during Semester 2. During this time you elect the students that will lead the Union during the next academic year. All students are invited to get involved, either as a candidate, as part of a campaign team or as a voter! The more…
Written by Liam White, Union President As your Students’ Union, we are here to represent you at both the University and national level. That is why I invited Guildford’s Member of Parliament (MP) to visit the Union, to discuss how we can work together to make sure that we are politically advocating for our…
The WinterFest programme is full of warming activities, wintery events and festive fun. If you are here during the Winter Vacation, make sure you have a look at the events on offer and meet up with other students staying nearby. WinterFest 2024
As we draw closer to the Winter Vacation, we want to remind you of the opening hours of our services and venues during this time. Students’ Union Offices – Last day open: Friday 20 December 2024 – Reopening Thursday 2 January 2025 Rubix – Last day open: Friday 6 December – Reopening February 2025…
During Housing Awareness Week, we wanted to provide an update on the work we are doing to represent students’ interests on housing locally and nationally. One national issue that we’ve been focussing on recently is the Renters’ Rights Bill. What is the Renters’ Rights Bill? The Labour Government have proposed a new Bill in…
Union Forum is taking place Wednesday 27 November, 18:30 – 20:00 on Teams, chaired by Union Chair, Tara Notash. Join us to hear updates from your elected Officer team on what they’ve been achieving so far this semester on your behalf. Taking place during Housing Awareness Week, this Union Forum will also include a discussion…
Our priorities for the year come from each elected officer’s Manifesto, the trends we are seeing in student data, and the priorities outlined in our newly launched Students’ Union Strategic Plan 24-27. It’s important we set out our goals for the year, so that we can work alongside the University to improve your student…
Speak Week: Student Voice Forum – Tuesday 19 November Speak Week is a campaign run by the Voice Zone to gather the views of our student members. Speak Week runs from 18 – 22 November, and we want to hear your suggestions for change at Surrey! During Speak Week, we will be asking all students to tell…
A statement from Union President, Liam White about the rise in UK tuition fees: ‘This week, the government announced that the maximum cap for domestic tuition fees would increase from £9250 to £9535 per year. Whilst we acknowledge the strain Universities like Surrey faced with the previously frozen tuition fees, students are now being asked…
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